Not So Modern Drummer

Things. thing else now. I documented a little Keith: Time to get some new licks (all about what I’m about. Stuff that people laugh). ask a lot about at clinics and whatever. Lynne: But he’s definitely not the type But now…. I really don’t want to do that of drummer who doesn’t practice even anymore. I want to do something else though he’s trying to pretend he is. He and take it further. I have no idea what wants to constantly evolve and not play that’s going to be yet but that’s how I feel. the same things year after year. And losing the weight and feeling better Keith: I don’t ever want to feel like I’m and getting married and going through repeating myself over and over, though all that stuff in 2009. That was such a sometimes I feel like I am. I always in crazy year in so many ways ya know, los-some ways practice on the gig. I’m actu- ing my dad and…just all that life stuff. I ally “practicing” every time I play a show, feel like, OK, I’m on to something new, I always searching for new ideas and new hope. I feel like I’m better, I just feel like things to incorporate into my playing. I’m more confident.

George: I knew you were adding to your George: Personal success? Within the vocabulary. I heard it the other night music Imean, notthemoney. with Hemby. Keith: Yeah, that feels good.

Keith: Playing with different people all the time helps as well. I get inspired by that and I really try to listen to things

Keith’s Technique DVD

that I can interact with. I listen to how
other people phrase on their instru-
playing, and checking out music.... ments. Playing different genres of mu-
Lynne: You really were a huge influence sic all the time also helps me do that.
on him because I know when I first met Sometimes accidents happen or things
him all those years ago… I heard your happen that I didn’t quite mean to hap-
name fourteen years ago. I knew who pen, but it still kind of sounded cool,
you were. You were really a huge influ- maybe better than what I meant to play!
ence on his life. But those situations are creative too and
George: I think he surpassed me tech- help come up with new ideas.... in a way
nically by the time he was in college be- that feels more…..
cause I’ve never been a super technical George: What….do you like allow your-
player. I don’t practice anymore. I just self to paint yourself into a corner but
play at the gigs. you know how to get out?

Lynne: Keith practices a lot. He’s contin- Keith: Yeah, now I’m good at that. ually learning. What’s great about Keith George: Yeah, me too, I like that. Cliff

is… hangers.

Keith playing and singing with Lynne Timmes-Carlock

Keith: I’m always working on what I Keith: I wanna go for shit. I wanna go have to learn for something coming up, for it. I don’t want to play it safe all the you know. time.

Lynne: He’s also better today than he George: Yeah, so you don’t worry about

Keith’s website www.keithcarlock.com

was last week because he practices. He’s having to know beforehand how it’s go-

Rudder’s website www.RudderMusic.com

Wayne Krantz’s myspace www.myspace.com/

always wanting to grow. He wants to ing to come out in the end

waynekrantzms

learn new things, try out new concepts, Keith: And then when those accidents new ideas, you know, new things he nev- happen where I’m like, wow, that really

Keith Carlock and Rudder will perform at Not So Modern

er thought of before. So I’m running on sounds cool. I have no idea what I just

Drummer’s Ohio Drum Show on Sept. 19 in Cleveland. Go

to NotSoModernDrummer.com/ODS/ for ticket info.

the treadmill today listening to him play did. It didn’t come out like I meant it to and he’s still working on new ideas and but I’m going to figure out what that is new licks. and make it part of my vocabulary now. George: Do you have names for his licks? And that’s what I’ve always done. You The things that he does? know it’s like this whole process. Lynne: Well there’s that one thing that Lynne: Keith still feels like he has a long he does…(mimics lick) that snare thing? way to go.